>> ama: good evening, i'm ama daetz. seven people are safe after their boat capsized in the pacific. waves overturned their boat early this afternoon. three people made it to shore safely. two others had to pulled by a rescue shopper. they found two other people trapped inside the cabin. they cut a hole in it to get them. >> after rescuing the children, making contact with the children in the boat and understanding they were alert and conversing, it was a big sense of relief because normally these type of incidents do not turn out as well as they did. this was a happy edged. >> ama: marin county fire department none of people were wearing a life vest when they were rescued. >> right now raley's grocery stores are on strike. they took to the picket lines after contract negotiations broke down.

a reporter tells us what stalled the discussion. >> at 6:00 a.m. three striking union members begin their sunday in solidarity. forming a picket line because of what they say is unfairly fair labor practices. >> we're trying to get a decent contract for the members. the dispute involves about 7,000 union members from grocery workers to meat cutters. 15 months of contract negotiations came to a head and midnight deadline came and went. >> hopefully it will send a message, you can take a little from people but you can't take a lot. >> reporter: they remain at odds over a proposed wage freeze, elimination of extra pay over sunday and holiday shifts. they say we must reduce our operating costs to be more competitive against non-why

union. >> he has worked 34 years in the union and faces the elimination of his healthcare when he zblerts i kind of got kicked in the gut, all those years you work and now it's just taken away from you. >> union members are asking customers to shop at raley's until a fair contract is agreed upon. one customer says she won't come back and crossed the picket line again. >> they have to do to get what they wanted. i understand that. that is the way they have to get people to listen to them. >> they are passing out flyers urging them to shop at other places or other union retailers. contract negotiations are suspended. there are none scheduled for the future.

>> tomorrow a hit-and-run suspect is in jail tonight after a witness helped police track him down. he is suspected suspected of hitting a person after midnight on guerneville road. a witness gave a description of the car. police say they located the car and arrested christian pena of santa rosa for felony hit and run and driving under the influence. police say he is already on probation for a provider conviction. >> a wild exhibit is closed after a toddler was killed. the child fell into a pen for african dogs. she put them on an okay observation deck. he fell 14 feet off the deck and the animals attacked him before zoo keepers could scare them away. they were forced to shoot one of the dogs which is an endangered species. strong winds and cold weather are head towed the east coast as the battered region cleans from up super storm

sandy. it's responsible for at least 113 deaths. these are before and after pictures which show the devastation. it caused an estimated $50 billion in damages, about 20% will be covered by insurance, 730,000 new york residents are still without power and temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s tonight. >> people are in homes that are uninhabitable it it left hand increasingly clear when the temperature drops it will be that way and heat doesn't go on. >> ama: they also warned the fuel shortage will continue for days. hurricane sandy shows how communication is critical for response efforts. a local university is work on next technology to keep communication going through n a critical event. these mobile emergency operation centers from palo alto and sunnyvale are taking part in a study how multiple jurgs dix

can communicate to respond in a disaster. >> what frequency should you use? how well did it work in a disaster situation? what will allow this vehicle to communicate to that vehicle? >> a distinguished fellow at the ivtd. he points to the san bruno gas pipeline explosion as an example of problems when different first responders. >> all these police come from different cities. they can't share data. they can share voice but they can't share maps or videos, photographs. >> reporter: that is what part of this workshop is about, making sure all first responders are on the same page. the work of the professors and students is using open source technology in a disaster event. they are developing the use of simple available technology that would supplement the work of first responders. like the wi-fi connection like

this that would be solar powered and distributed to other response centers. >> what we are doing is developing low cost portable technology that can be used to connect people in a social media even if the cell towers and internet are down. >> a disaster wi-fi could help neighbors connect each other for help. >> they don't know when this new technology will be available, but this research is being funded by organizations that range from nasa to mobile service providers. disney and abc are making monday a day of giving to victims of the storm. they are kicking off with a $2 million donation to the american red cross. you can help by texting to 90999 to give $10. samsung will match it dollar for dollar. you can donate to the red cross

by calling them or going on line to their website. presidential candidate have a few more hours to win over voters. you better believe they are fighting for votes today. we will see how close the race is tonight. also, scientists have created concrete which can seal its own cracks. and darren mcfadden is out with a leg injury. >> temperatures across the bay area, 70s and 80s. we're going to do

>> ama: apple is only paying 1.9% on the earning outside the u.s. they paid $713 million in taxes

on foreign earnings of nearly $37 billion in the year that ended september 29th. that compares to $12 billion in the u.s. apple often leave significant profits overseas to avoid the corporate tax rate. >> scientists in the netherlands have devised a way to make concrete that heals itself. the spores come alive when they come in contact with water. water and chemicals can seep into cracks less than half that size. if all goes well the concrete could be on the market in two or three years. some disappointing news hogue to find life on mars. nasa scientists says rover has detected no methane on mars.

they are probing the atmosphere. nitrogen oxygen and carbon monoxide. it's still possible a future test could find methane. >> millions of americans have already voted for the presidential election but most are waiting until tuesday to cast their ballots. >> meteorologist leigh glaser is up next with the accu-weather forecast. >> i'm mike shumann, raiders staged a rally against tampa

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country in a last minute effort to sway undecided voters. >> reporter: four years ago today it was election night and then senator obama was elected the 44th president of united states. fast forward... now he is fighting for his second term and telling americans they have a choice to make. >> between a return to the top down policies that crashed our economy and an economy that is built from middle out and bottom up and creates a strong growing middle-class. >> the presidential candidates racking up the miles flying from one swing state to the next. the critical battleground state of ohio, mitt romney told the crowd the president failed to bring the hope and change he promised four years ago. >> he promised to do so very much but frankly he fell so very short. he promised to be a post

partisan president, but he has been most partisan and divisive, blaming and attacking and dividing. >> with two days to go, chaos in florida. an election office closed for a time preventing voters to write in absentee ballots. raft is very close. a new poll shows 49% of likely voters support obama, 48% romney. >> ama: now, the candidates have less than 48 hours to make their closing argument and they are making their cases at large rallies in front of large crowds in the final hours. >> ama: and stay with "abc 7 news" for complete election results tuesday. get realtime results on abc7news.com and we'll have live updates all night long and through twitter bay area.

>> we have a bit of a warmup. >> it's been terrific, 70s and 80s. most locations warmed eight degrees, we'll go five to six degrees tomorrow as well as tuesday. and near record or record category as far as november temperatures are concerned. here is a live look from our high definition mount tamalpais camera looking down to the richardson bay. you can see san francisco clear sky out there. live doppler 7-hd showing you clear conditions, as well. we may see a little fog developing right near the coast, clear tonight. it will be cool in the north bay and protected valley areas. near record or new record highs. then this high pressure that has been bringing us the warm temperatures will start to relax cooler on air mass settles over us and we'll see a return of rain. here is a look at lows for

tonight. keep temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in the north bay. 50s elsewhere across the bay area. high pressure will continue to build in. you see it is keeping the jetstream well to the orthopedic of us. all the rain and storms diverted to the north of us but this high is bringing us those offshore winds, the warm wind direction from land to sea. that is even why our beaches will warm up into the 70s the next several days. near record temperatures monday and tuesday. in fact santa rosa, forecasting 88 degrees. if you see that or feel that, that will be a new record as the old record is 83 set back in 1980. san francisco, 80 tomorrow. that would tie the record at 80 set back in 1993. 84 for livermore tomorrow. redwood city, that could be a new high, 82. old record is 81. we are flirting with those record highs not only for monday

afternoon but right on through tuesday, as well. here is a look at neighborhood temperatures, 88 for santa rosa. 83 for san rafael. richmond, 80 degrees. livermore, 84. 80 in san francisco. 83 for san jose. we'll look for 85 for morgan hill stretching all the way down toward salinas valley, mid to upper 80s and santa cruz and boardwalk, great beach day, 88 degrees. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast, mild temperatures right three election day. although temperatures will come down a few degrees on tuesday. wednesday, much cooler air mass moves in. we'll drop 20 degrees in some locations. by wednesday, thursday morning, picking up clouds, temperatures in the 60s. rain arrives late that afternoon and spreads over the entire bay area and early friday morning, showers in for saturday.

by sunday we should brighten up the sky and see a little more sunshine. mike nicco will be in at 4:30 in the morning. >> and niners and raiders in action. >> last time raiders were superbowl they got a beaten down by tampa bay. doug martin ran wild. darren mcfadden did not return. catch of the day, for the raiders, palmer to hayward bey, one hand. 46 yards. that sets up a touchdown pass. from palmer to rod streater. rookie doug martin, continues the trend, 45 yards. 14-10 bucs.

martin again, can somebody tackle him? they take a 28-10 lead. mr. martin is not done. he finishes with a team record 251 yards for a team record. 35-17. the raiders refuse to quit. down 18, perfect here to marcel, two-point con veq. they get the ball back to palmer. who threw for 314 yards. throws his third interception. raiders lose it and fall to 3-5. >> our team battled. we tried to make a comeback and came up a little short. >> we need to clean up. we need to be firing on all cylinders and critical points in games.

>> he was tough. he did what he needed to do to win. there is nothing you can do about that. >> two td passes this one to reggie wayne, colts trailing. luck under pressure. airs it up between two defenders. 36-yard touchdown. he broke the record with 433 and colts win it 23-20. and galaxy in l.a. they meet again in the bay area, team with the total points wins the series. quakes have had to come up twice but scoreless. here off the kick not delayed by josh sanders. l.a. with their best chance. great drop pass by former earthquake landy donovan. off the crossbar. second half.

bernardo, 33 yards out squeezes pass suand ers. underneath them. san jose with the fifth victory, 1-0 the final. nascar, lone star state, three races remain, five laps to go. jimmie johnson and brad were top. johnson takes the lead doesn't look back, takes the checkered flag, he is the overall leader by 7 with just 2 races remaining. >> and senior pga tour, first player to win season points title. scottsdale, arizona, lehman had a lead going in. horrible location. he would make birdie. then two putts on 18.

he breaks the tournament record. 440 grand for the win. not a bad day. and more from the raiders locker room coming up on abc at 11:00. >> tough ke competition.

coming up tonight at 11:00, travel for free, "7 on your side" michael finney shows you how to take a vacation that won't cost you a cent. follow up to a story that we brought you last night, a hand ka7d woman hit by car led one viewer to give her a personal

gift. huge box office. it destroyed the competition. pulled in more than $49 million this weekend. biggest opening week for ever for walt disney animation. coming in second place, flight earned $25 million. argo the man with the iron fist and taken two wound up the top five. that is it for the news at 9:00. i'm ama daetz. for everyone here, thanks for joining us. connect 24/7 at abc7news.com and don't forget our cool new app, alarm clock app. you get bay area news and headlines. see you at 11:00 on 7:00.